The Maine CDC said Wednesday that universal indoor masking will no longer be recommended for school and child care providers as of next Wednesday.
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Mills administration to announce new guidelines for school masking on Wednesday
The state reports more indications of steep declines in COVID-19 in Maine, but state officials have yet to lift an indoor mask recommendation for schools.
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Shah: Maine health officials working to manage COVID-19 so it is no longer a crisis
Dr. Nirav Shah, director of the Maine Center for Disease Control & Prevention, tells Waterville Rotary Club ‘we’re not going to eliminate COVID’ and ‘it is going to be a fact of all of our lives.’
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No longer on the State of the Union guest list: Mandatory masks
The Washington area is currently at a low risk level for COVID-19, according to a new metric unveiled by the CDC.
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New version of omicron detected in Maine as wastewater tests show steep decline in COVID-19
Portland’s wastewater plants show declines of 98% and 97% since early January.
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Boston health officials to consider ending mask mandates
Gov. Charlie Baker announced earlier this month that the statewide mandate for schools would end Feb. 28.
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Nearly half of Biden’s 500 million free COVID-19 tests still unclaimed
The White House says Americans have placed 68 million orders for packages of tests, which leaves about 46 percent of the stock of tests still available to be ordered.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations continue slow decline in Maine
A total of 168 people were hospitalized statewide with the coronavirus on Sunday, down five from the day before.
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Some Americans welcome new CDC mask guidance, others wary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that healthy people in most areas of the country can safely stop wearing masks as cases continue to fall.
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Hong Kong’s success in fending off COVID-19 comes back to haunt
For two years, Hong Kong insulated most of its residents from COVID-19. Then the omicron variant showed up.